Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    predation; eating prey; preying upon

    例えばベルベットモンキーは、輪を描いて飛ぶワシがいるとある種の呼びかけを用いるようになる。ワシはサルを捕食するのだ。
    For example, vervet monkeys learn to use a certain call in the presence of circling eagles, who prey on the monkeys.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

catch, capture

Kun
と.らえると.らわれると.るとら.えるとら.われるつか.まえるつか.まる
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
604 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3c7.3The Kanji Dictionary
5302.7Four corner code
1353deroo
6355Unicode hex code
1-42-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1919Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2170New Nelson (John Haig)
429New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
514Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
315Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
387Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1836Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1978Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
669A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1611Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12157Morohashi
1784A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
890Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
911Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
571Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1341Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1049Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
895Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1853Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bu3Pinyin reading
poKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eat, food

Kun
く.うく.らうた.べるは.む
On
ショクジキ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
328 of 2500
Radical
eat
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

ぐい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-7SKIP code
8b0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8073.2Four corner code
2865deroo
98dfUnicode hex code
1-31-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5154Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6674New Nelson (John Haig)
2075New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2578Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1316Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1787Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1472Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1582Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
269A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1159Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
283Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44014Morohashi
146A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
322Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
322Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
253sakade
99Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
163henshall3
180Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
207crowley
131Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
1900Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1484Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2, si4Pinyin reading
sig, saKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level